Tour in Paris, France

Paris is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, with 45 million tourists every year in the Paris Region, 60% of whom are foreign visitors. There are numerous iconic landmarks among its many attractions, along with world-famous institutions and popular parks.

President Sarkozy also launched in 2008 an international urban and architectural competition for the future development of metropolitan Paris. Ten teams which bring together architects, urban planners, geographers, landscape architects will offer their vision for building a Paris metropolis of the 21st century in the Kyoto Protocol era and make a prospective diagnosis for Paris and its suburbs that will define future developments in Greater Paris for the next 40 years. The goal is not only to build an environmentally sustainable metropolis but also to integrate the inner suburbs with the central City of Paris through large-scale urban planning operations and iconic architectural projects.

Meanwhile, in an effort to boost the global economic image of metropolitan Paris, several skyscrapers (300 m (984 ft) and higher) have been approved since 2006 in the business district of La Défense, to the west of the city proper, and are scheduled to be completed by the early 2010s. Paris authorities also made public they are planning to authorise the construction of skyscrapers within the city proper by relaxing the cap on building height for the first time since the construction of the Tour Montparnasse in the early 1970s.

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[youngerstarful]

i love Paris! but why Parisians dislike speak English?

[hmarevalo]

@youngerstarful They are proud of their language, like every culture it is with their own. They rejoice when one makes the effort to try to communicate in French, although the result should n't be very well, but appreciate the effort you made​and predisposes them in favor of the tourist. Greetings.

[iampeeay01]

PARIS!!! the most romantic city in the world. a home of world class art galleries, museums, luxurious and economy accommodation hotels, home of the mysterious painting of mona lisa and the world famous the louvre.

[hmarevalo]

@iampeeay01 Thank you very much for the comment. It's a beautiful city, certainly enjoyed it very much the times we could visit (not as much as we wished!). Best regards.

[DianaaDreww]

I've dreamt of going to Paris, It is my dream to just walk through the streets of paris, I heard its expensive to go to paris, if it is i will try and save up for the trip <3

[hmarevalo]

@DianaaDreww May you fulfill your dream of going to Paris, Diana, is not that expensive if you care costs and is a wonderful city. Good luck!. Horacio

[hmarevalo]

If you have time, prepare the trip as much as possible and try lo learn a little bit of French, people like to speak in their own language and many of them do not speak English. Regards.

[hmarevalo]

@58skippy Muchas gracias por tus saludos, los retribuyo. Mi padre nacio en Valladolid, cerca de Salamanca, en 1911. El año pasado recorrimos 15 hermosas Ciudades españolas, pero nos quedo corto el viaje para ir al Noroeste... Hay muchos videos de las Ciudades que visitamos, la pasamos de maravilla, realmente. Muchos saludos desde Buenos Aires. Horacio

[58skippy]

Me encanta Paris!.

Saludos desde Salamanca, España :D

[hmarevalo]

@JolieeParis: Thank you very much for your comment, Paris is a beautiful city, one of the most beautiful I've seen. It is always lovely to return to Paris and walk without a clear direction in their neighborhoods, their parks .... Greetings from Buenos Aires.

[JolieeParis]

C'est tres bien ce vdeo! J'adore aussi Paris. J'aime le plus regader les photos anciennes de la ville. Sur mon iphone j'ai trové une application de l'exposition universelle de Paris (1900). C'est fantastique.